Glock goes boom

[Tannerm]

Has anyone heard of a glock .40 blowing up?! I recently sold my glock 23 to a board member after owning it for 3 years and putting ball and hydroshok thru it in that time for work. It wasn't a work gun, but a offduty gun that I still had to qualify with twice a year. The current owner went out and shot it recently with 180g ammo and it split the barrel, broke the mag, and cracked the frame. He has since sent it to glock. This bothers me since all I have are .40 Glocks. I've put thousands of rounds thru my Glock 35 and haven't had a whisper of trouble. Just wondering if this was a all glock issue, or glock 23 issue...

[Denny]

Ya, it seems as if I'm hearing about it more and more. I've had a 23 for years without any problems. Most of the stories have been 3rd party or more and seem to be coming from the "Glock hater" crowd, but I still don't blow it completely off.

It also seems to be mostly with the Gen IIs. Not sure if it's just coincidence or a trend. I'm going to be cautious until I hear something from Glock. Hopefully, with these guns being turned in, they'll be doing some extensive research and getting to the bottom of all of this.

[Vertnut]

My XD looks better all the time...:wink1:

[Denny]

My XD looks better all the time...:wink1:

My history with Glock (since 1994) is flawless as well.

[LANTIRN]

The reputation of Glocks blowing up comes from their first .40 design ( I am not sure if that was a gen I or gen II pistol ). Apparently they were in a hurry to get a gun out that could use the new .40S&W cartridge that came out, and instead of redesigning a gun around the cartridge, they took the existing design of a 10mm gun and refitted it for a .40. I don't remember all the specifics about why it didn't work, but apparently a 10mm handgun cannot handle a .40S&W very well. After lots of KABOOMS and complaints they redesigned it around the cartridge. Still, the stigma hasn't gone away and I would not own a Gen I or Gen II Glock .40 for that reason. All guns can explode, but those had a really high failure rate.

[03trubluGT]

http://www.dfwmustangs.net/forums/showpost.php?p=388549&postcount=84

http://www.thehighroad.org/archive/index.php/t-86558.html

http://www.smithandwessonforums.com/forum/semi-auto-pistol-forum/8972-2nd-glock-40-kaboom-three-weeks.html

[David]

Hk owns all!!!!!

[Mike]

Crazy timing. This conversation has been going on in the gun failure thread.

http://www.dfwmustangs.net/forums/sh...t=17001&page=2

[Jose]

The reputation of Glocks blowing up comes from their first .40 design ( I am not sure if that was a gen I or gen II pistol ). Apparently they were in a hurry to get a gun out that could use the new .40S&W cartridge that came out, and instead of redesigning a gun around the cartridge, they took the existing design of a 10mm gun and refitted it for a .40. I don't remember all the specifics about why it didn't work, but apparently a 10mm handgun cannot handle a .40S&W very well. After lots of KABOOMS and complaints they redesigned it around the cartridge. Still, the stigma hasn't gone away and I would not own a Gen I or Gen II Glock .40 for that reason. All guns can explode, but those had a really high failure rate.

Not sure why a 10mm wouldn't be able to handle a .40 S&W considering the 10mm is a more powerful caliber.

Owned a 27 for over 10 years and shot quite a lot out of it during that time and the only problem I ever had was the first time I took it out to the range and fired some Corbon +P loads through it and broke the plastic guide rod. Glock replaced it and I never had a problem with it after that (although I never shot +P loads again, it was a little much for me on the small Glock).

[Nash B.]

The reputation of Glocks blowing up comes from their first .40 design ( I am not sure if that was a gen I or gen II pistol ). Apparently they were in a hurry to get a gun out that could use the new .40S&W cartridge that came out, and instead of redesigning a gun around the cartridge, they took the existing design of a 10mm gun and refitted it for a .40. I don't remember all the specifics about why it didn't work, but apparently a 10mm handgun cannot handle a .40S&W very well. After lots of KABOOMS and complaints they redesigned it around the cartridge. Still, the stigma hasn't gone away and I would not own a Gen I or Gen II Glock .40 for that reason. All guns can explode, but those had a really high failure rate.

That's incorrect. The first Glocks chambered for .40 S&W were built on the same gun as their 9mm weapons. The 10mm Auto is just a longer .40 S&W (same pressure, more power), or more accurately, the .40 S&W is just a shorter version of the 10mm Auto. The issue is not the frames, it's the chambers.

[LANTIRN]

Not sure why a 10mm wouldn't be able to handle a .40 S&W considering the 10mm is a more powerful caliber.

Owned a 27 for over 10 years and shot quite a lot out of it during that time and the only problem I ever had was the first time I took it out to the range and fired some Corbon +P loads through it and broke the plastic guide rod. Glock replaced it and I never had a problem with it after that (although I never shot +P loads again, it was a little much for me on the small Glock).

I don't know either, that is just what I remember hearing a long time ago. I am going through some of the above links to refresh myself.

[jtm98snake]

This has been a known issue for some time with glock factory barrels and their unsupported chambers. Basically this would cause the rear of the case to bulge a little when fired.
Now I personally have blown up a glock 22. Split the chamber/ sheered the slide stop/ destroyed the mag release and magazine. I actually put a kkm barrel in the same day, replaced the slide stop and mag release and put another hundred rounds through it the next day.

Unlike most people I'll be the first to tell you this kaboom happened due to my own reloading error. Double charges are nasty in a .40 and will destroy almost any factory gun. I know of a few people who have blown up glocks and all were reloaders. They either double charged a round or followed up a squib with a live round.

Just my .02

[Denny]

That's incorrect. The first Glocks chambered for .40 S&W were built on the same gun as their 9mm weapons. The 10mm Auto is just a longer .40 S&W (same pressure, more power), or more accurately, the .40 S&W is just a shorter version of the 10mm Auto. The issue is not the frames, it's the chambers.

Roger that!

I'd like to add that 10mm guys tend to be fond of drag queens for some reason. Haven't figured out the connection, though.

[Moose242]

Hk owns all!!!!!

This man speaks the truth.

[LANTIRN]

That's incorrect. The first Glocks chambered for .40 S&W were built on the same gun as their 9mm weapons. The 10mm Auto is just a longer .40 S&W (same pressure, more power), or more accurately, the .40 S&W is just a shorter version of the 10mm Auto. The issue is not the frames, it's the chambers.

I'll be damned, I could have sworn I had heard it differently. But that is what I get for going off what I heard instead of looking into it more myself. But then again I have never wanted a .40 Glock so I never felt the need to do a whole lot of research on the thing.